The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-29
HOT SHOT FOR REPUBLICANS.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC PROHIBITION MASS
NETTING IN BROOKLYM
Their Candidate for Secretary OF state Says
the Oniy Real Republicans Now arc the
Prohibitionists-NenI Dow speaks.

Vhefr Candidate Tor becretnry OF state says
the Oaiy Real Republicans Now arc the
Prohibitionists-NenI Dew speaks.
A conference of temperance and prohibi-
tion workers took place yesterday in Historical
Hail. in Clinton street, Brooklyn. The Rev.
DR.. George w. Hick. Financial Secretary OF tho
National Temperance Society, was Chairman,
and william Nick. Gntchell, Secretary. DR..
William Hargraves OF Philadelphia said that
In 1883 tho people Of the United States spent
s944, 900, goo for drink, and In 1885 SOL 100000
1t was only very small fraction OF the money
spent for drink which goes back to the labor
ing classes. The average yearly cost for drink
in tho five years ending June l. 1885, was
$3.50, 100000 John Lloyd Thomas Of Balti-
more, In discussing the relation OF prohibition
to the labor question, said the old cry that
there was not room for more than two parties
had been exploded. as there were now four or
1--WE In the field The Prohibition party must
take up all the live issues of the day. 1t was
crying shame that In New York city the Pro-
hibitionists with great moral issue behind
them, polled only 1,l00 votes, when Horny
George got nearly 10000. The United Labor
party no said. was calamity to this country.
It was based on selfish motives ana individii
Sssrs MSHa re 81
sersoli, in sDeaElns Of the Ives Pool 6iIl. pro:
ME " Fortune, editor Of the EeernaT t fhd
coIored vote they. must prove to the eolored
people that they fully recognize tho fact THAI
The latter are their equals In every YER rsspecs
reared In the same brood The PrShibition
pnblicans and the Democrats dizzy. The Cpl.
ored people in this country were generally
great t regard Tor their ministers. and Il the
s1?S ssssS:
get the colored ministers to Join your party unI;
less you treat them as men and brothers. 1
81 sss sf Sp GSst s;
'. In the evening, 3 mass meeting was held IN
the ACADEMY of Music to endorse ths State and
9cs 81 e
" sp the Ssya ai and
Proceedings. Almost all, Of, the, temperance
leaders II t R0Skyn wsrs
managers ayers were seen among the audience,
The latter were evidently painfully impressed
with the and enthusiasm mex w
can party in It's treatment Of the Mquor igues-
as Sn u NJ ths Younf t4s
Kings county, which is said to have member 1 boz
6llp OF l,IUU, anu 10 DO lnCI6HblNk ~ tu0 Lht0
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parpose 81 Smashing that 81 our
eanization gets between US and that enemy.
We don't propose to stop because OF the memo 2.
# tie q vice. recent Repu5iiean primaries in he
twenty-six yards the meeting place. in thiE-
s% in s shSes II
Committee has 9 score Of liquor dealers among
its delegates. That seems to be the , latest plan
:. Letters expressing strong approval Of the
Prohibition movement, received from Benson
1s1 ohio hS PTsssn the Es ~ R F.
the Rev. DR.. Herrick Johnson. and Gen. Clinton
Eish we're g re Hdntnpton the candidate for
sss sree,ed with loud cheers and waving 81
Whleh he t1sesd the History Slavery
party until 1t became blended IN the kepub th
and s sr gs ran ns By sasSky
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party should be so ready to cast away, its old
honors when 1t was gaining so few new ones.
The anti,slayery party was for several years ears
Fhey had Waited go ens and 50 patiently for
s eoe@ a desp ehs Ths
had been compelled 10 undertake. the uoStTuc.
ton ofthe Republican party, although 1t was not
got up for any such purpose. There was only
one real Republican party In the United States.
and that was the Prohibition party. There was
nothing palmer In all the teachings OF history
than that not long hence the Offices in this
country would be held in the interests OF hui
mainly from Town Clerk to the President of the
United States. ,E
ton Of the audience. the prohibition songs.
Republicans and Democrats" and We Be-
long to the Army OF Cranks"
Gen. Neal Dow was introduced as % The man
from Maine. hut not the Pumed Knight, as he
had never shown the white feather" He was
greeted with wild applause.
He said the issue which the Prohtbitionfsts
had raised was the greatest and most tmpor-
tant at present before the country. In this
State alone there were 1000 drunkards. and
each year 10000 persons were slain by tho groa
shops. The Prohibition guns were trained on
the grog shops. and II the Republican party
stood In the way 1t mustreceive some OF the hot
shot from the guns.
Prof. A. S. Hopkins also spoke. and pretty
little six-year-old Sadie Van Brpnt advanced
to the, front Of the platform and appealed to
the ministers to- come forward and enlist them
selves in the fight against the rum traffic, The
ministers she said who did not do so should
be ashamed Of themselves. Before the close Of
swell the campaign fund.